Honda Car Forum

> All intelligent replies welcome.
>

this is the best phrase i have read in usenet ALL day.

--
bob z.
p.s. drive the car till the light comes on. fill it up. do the math.
done.

"people with less brain power than you are doing more difficult things
everyday"©

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:09:32 -0300, "Brian Smith"
<Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote:

>
>"E. Meyer" <e.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in message
>news:BB70EF85.E0B4%e.meyer@ieee.org...
>> Finally, somebody answers the question that was actually asked!
>
>If a question can be answered by reading one's Owners Manual, wouldn't it be
>simpler to read the Manual instead of having to post the question, then wait
>for a response, then read the response? This is of course assuming (a
>dangerous thing to do at times) that the person posting can read in the
>first place <g>.

Or how about giving the OP the benefit of the doubt and assuming that
he is at least as logical as you and therefore wouldn't go through
this whole process if he could look it up in 20 seconds?
Ron

In article <BB71006E.E11E%e.meyer@ieee.org>, E. Meyer <e.meyer@ieee.org> wrote:

> You missed the actual question. He was asking how much gas is left in the
> tank when the warning light comes on. That answer is not in the owners
> manual.

So what? With the tank capacity from the manual, and the amount required
to fill the tank once the light comes on, he knows everything that's
necessary to answer his question.

Usenet is not meant to substitute for a pocket calculator.

On 8/26/03 6:49 PM, in article bigrmi$h0q$1@naig.caltech.edu, "Matthew Hunt"
<mph@wopr.caltech.edu> wrote:

> In article <BB71006E.E11E%e.meyer@ieee.org>, E. Meyer <e.meyer@ieee.org>
> wrote:
>
>> You missed the actual question. He was asking how much gas is left in the
>> tank when the warning light comes on. That answer is not in the owners
>> manual.
>
> So what? With the tank capacity from the manual, and the amount required
> to fill the tank once the light comes on, he knows everything that's
> necessary to answer his question.
>
> Usenet is not meant to substitute for a pocket calculator.

Since when?

In article <bigrmi$h0q$1@naig.caltech.edu>,
mph@wopr.caltech.edu (Matthew Hunt) wrote:

> Usenet is not meant to substitute for a pocket calculator.

To judge from all the "how do I reset my maintenance require indicator"
questions, it's actually meant to replace the manufacturer's written
instructions.

It's amazing how many people come here first, before cracking the book
or using common sense--and then believe everything they read here.

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:05:43 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer@ieee.org> wrote:

>Finally, somebody answers the question that was actually asked!

Ever hear of trimming posts?

>On 8/26/03 10:54 AM, in article kpL2b.16721$lk1.12251@twister.nyroc.rr.com,
>"nytra" <x@x.com> wrote:
>
>> When the light comes on on my 2002 civic sedan (13 gal tank) there is about
>> 3 gallons still in the tank.

"Matthew Hunt" <mph@wopr.caltech.edu> wrote in message
news:bigrmi$h0q$1@naig.caltech.edu...
> In article <BB71006E.E11E%e.meyer@ieee.org>, E. Meyer <e.meyer@ieee.org>
wrote:
>
> > You missed the actual question. He was asking how much gas is left in
the
> > tank when the warning light comes on. That answer is not in the owners
> > manual.
>
> So what? With the tank capacity from the manual, and the amount required
> to fill the tank once the light comes on, he knows everything that's
> necessary to answer his question.
>
> Usenet is not meant to substitute for a pocket calculator.

I missed the part where he said that the warning light was actually on.
Maybe he wants this information for future reference when the situation
actually occurs.

I know it made me a little nervous until I filled up the first time it
happened to me. My previous honda ran out of gas just before the light came
on. Maybe now that I'm an expert I can answer posts with a smart-ass
attitude.

Milleron <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote:

> Or how about giving the OP the benefit of the doubt and assuming that
> he is at least as logical as you and therefore wouldn't go through
> this whole process if he could look it up in 20 seconds?
> Ron

A logical person would fill the gas tank way before the low fuel light
comes on.

Bebop wrote:
> Milleron <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote:
>
>
>>Or how about giving the OP the benefit of the doubt and assuming that
>>he is at least as logical as you and therefore wouldn't go through
>>this whole process if he could look it up in 20 seconds?
>>Ron
>
>
> A logical person would fill the gas tank way before the low fuel light
> comes on.

Indeed, many mechanics have told me that going below 1/4 is asking for
bad news as the in-tank transfer pump uses the surrounding fuel to
dissipate heat.

Alias wrote:
>>Well, you know what your fuel tank capacity is. So just refill the tank
>>and see how much gas it takes.
>
>
> Actually, I was hoping for a little more accurate measurement.
>
> Thx anyway Alan.
>
> Anyone else have an answer?
>
> Alias
> ====
>
>

Umm, is your gas light the kind that kind of fades on and off? Coz the
light on my civic kind of does that - you know sometimes on and
sometimes off. At that point, I have about 3 gallons or so. It starts
staying on all the time when I am down to about 2.